This allowed the 53-year-old to evade a total of £157,725 in capital gains tax.

Richard Wilkinson, assistant director at HMRC’s Fraud Investigation Service, said: “Fuller thought he was above the law and decided not to declare or pay the tax due from the sale of some of his property portfolio. It is simply not acceptable to steal from UK taxpayers.

“HMRC will continue to pursue those who attempt to hide their gains on assets, their income, and investigate those who attack the tax system.”

Fuller was arrested at Gatwick Airport in October 2014 after a holiday to Turkey.

He was found guilty of two counts of cheating the public revenue and three counts of fraud by false representation on 14 July 2017, and was jailed for two years and three months at Winchester Crown Court on 11 August 2017.